The actor was snapped alongside co-star Jenna Coleman – who was sporting a matching orange suit – as they took to Aberavon beach in Port Talbot to film scenes for the eighth series.

They were later joined on the sand by former Spooks star Hermione Norris, who bypassed the orange look in favour of a silver spacesuit.

The actress is one of a string of guest stars who will appear in the new episodes – with her story reportedly set in Lanzarote despite being filmed on a Welsh beach.

The actor brought the Tardis along with him to Port Talbot, which is doubling for Lanzarote in the scenes (Picture: Wales News Service)

While details of the series are still relatively few and far between, writer Mark Gatiss recently gave fans some idea of what they could expect from Capaldi’s portrayal of the Time Lord, saying he had ‘madness in his eyes’.

‘He’s a wonderful man and one of our best character actors,’ Gatiss told Digital Spy.

‘I knew immediately – from watching other things – there was going to be a certain level of twinkly Scottish intensity to him. He’s just an amazing dramatic actor and a very funny actor – which is exactly what you want for the Doctor.’